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ENEWS: Rural stewardship & equity and Immigrant Entrepreneurship
Legislative updates Before the Minnesota Legislature adjourns this month, we’ll include more legislative updates in these newsletters. From MinnPost, here’s an article on “Six things that could get done at the Minnesota Legislature before the end of the 2022 session.” The issues the article highlights include budget & taxes (the state budget surplus), public safety, drought relief, liquor and gambling bills, Unemploy... Read More
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ENEWS: MN Infrastructure Report Card, plus more legislative updates
American Society of Civil Engineers gives MN a C for infrastructure ASCE’s 2022 Minnesota Infrastructure Report Card, released earlier this week, gave the state a C GPA for infrastructure. “Much of Minnesota’s infrastructure is aging and reaching the end of its expected lifespan. The majority of our systems were built in the late 20th century, before much of today’s modern technology was developed. New mate... Read More
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ENEWS: Thanks for celebrating our 20th anniversary!
Thank you for celebrating our 20th anniversary! Thank you to everyone who attended our 20th anniversary celebration on April 11, and thank you to all of our wonderful panelists and moderators for sharing your time, stories, and thoughts with us! We had a conversation between past and present G&J presidents on our organization’s history and path forward, discussions on public policy through Lead for Minnesota Fellows who shared t... Read More
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ENEWS: Timeline of G&J over 2 decades & April 11 panelist info
NEW: Timeline tracking two decades of Growth & Justice! Check out the new page on our website, Two Decades of G&J, to see a timeline tracking some of the standout publications, events, and moments in our organization’s history. It spans all the way from 2002, when Joel Kramer founded Growth & Justice as a research & advocacy nonprofit, to now, when we celebrate 20 years of work and the retirement of current G&J P... Read More
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ENEWS: G&J 20th Anniversary webpage & other news
All the info you need for our 20th anniversary centralized in one place! Please remember to register for our 20th anniversary celebration, “Building Shared Prosperity in Minnesota,” happening on April 11th! You can now find all the information for the event (time, registration info, program/agenda, etc.) on our website under the “G & J 20th Anniversary” tab. Hover over the tab for related pages, such as the ful... Read More
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